May, 2014

• 21 May

  Primary Declarations

  

  We recently had our primary elections in my state. It hadn’t occurred to me before I entered the polling location that it was time to declare my party affiliation again. As of late I am not entirely sold on any party. I wouldn’t bother at all if not for the ...

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• 21 May

  Are You in the Lamb’s Book of Life?

  

  Revelation 3:12 (NKJV)—And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the “Book of Life”. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. Friends, I pray that ...

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• 21 May

  Changing “What if…” Into “So What!” Part II

  

  Having gained some confidence from surviving the high ropes course, the zip line, and rappelling the high tower at camp, I decided the following semester to enroll in a class to help reduce the stress of school.  Knowing that my terror for heights still lingered, I wanted to try and ...

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• 20 May

  God wants Relationship

  

  God at the start of creation established a family to have close intimate relationship with him. God writes in Genesis 1:26-28” Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the ...

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• 20 May

  Spring Cleaning!

  

  I pushed open the windows in the living room, and was greeted by spring. The warm sunshine tickled my face while the cool breeze caressed my skin. Birds chirped and squirrels scampered. Green leaves decided to grace bare trees with their presence. Tiny flower buds crept out of hiding, revealing ...

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• 20 May

  Changing “What if…” Into “So What!” Part I

  

  “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7) Standing roughly fifty feet off the ground I inched my way towards the home stretch. I had cleared the course without any hiccups and now the ...

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• 20 May

  Lessons from a Shepherd

  

  I love my dog.  I’m sure she is the smartest Australian Shepherd ever!  She has no college degree, but she is a great teacher none the less.  My latest lesson under her instruction focused on “positioning and patience”.  Position yourself where you can get your heart’s desire then wait patiently.  ...

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• 19 May

  God Fills The Heart

  

  “You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart,” says the LORD.’ Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV) I love church signs. I sometimes post them on social media. I talk about them to others. I guess you could call me a ‘church sign junkie’! While many ...

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• 19 May

  Your Call to Serve God in Music

  

  How do you know if you are anointed of God for music ministry? We know that Jesus appoints people in his body to different offices of ministry. Ephesians 4:11” So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teacher.” God first of all will put a ...

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• 19 May

  Jesus the Creator

  

  Jesus the Creator By Joel B. Gen 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created the heaven and the earth. In Gen 1:1, the very first verse of the Bible, the Hebrew name used for God is Elohim. You may be asking yourself, “Who is Elohim?” Elohim is the plural name ...

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